2002 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
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2002 Italian Open – Women's Doubles
Cara Black and Elena Likhovtseva were the defending champions, but lost in semifinals to Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini. Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suárez won the title by defeating Conchita Martínez and Patricia Tarabini 6–3, 6–4 in the final. It was the 13th title for Ruano Pascual and the 21st title for Suárez in their respective doubles careers. It was also the 3rd title for the pair during the season, after their wins in Bogotá and Acapulco. Seeds The first four seeds received a bye into the second round. Draw Finals Top half Bottom half Qualifying Seeds Qualifiers # Rossana de los Ríos / Lilia Osterloh Lucky losers # Tatiana Panova / Tatiana Poutchek Tatiana Poutchek ( be, Таццяна Мікалаеўна Пучак; russian: Татьяна Николаевна Пучек; born 9 January 1979) is a retired tennis player and current captain of the Belarus Billie Jean King Cup team. Her car ... Qualifying draw Referenc ...
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Virginia Ruano Pascual
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Tatiana Panova
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'' St. Louis Post-Dispatch'', July 6, 2004 ("Born Aug 13 1976 in Moscow.")
) is a former Russian tennis player. On 23 September 2002, she reached her career-high singles ranking, when she peaked at world No. 20.


Career

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